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How can I stay sane during bedrest?
I'm 27 weeks pregnant and recently found out that I have to be on bedrest. I'm also the mom of a kindergartner and a 15-month-old. My husband works nights and sleeps during the day. How can I take care of my kids? And how can I keep from being bored all day long?
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Books, books, books! Start reading some of the longer series books, like the Dark Tower Series or even Harry Potter, light reading that will nonetheless keep you occupied for long periods of time. Move around as much as you are allowed to, and don't forget to stretch regularly. And you know that crazy mother-in-law (cousin, neighbor, grocery store clerk, etc.) that is ALWAYS wanting to be involved as much as possible? Now's the time to enlist them in helping with your other children as much as possible. Good luck! I was on bed-rest for the last two and a half months with my pregnancy with twins... and now I have two beautiful little girls.posted 03/02/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
I was on bedrest for 7 weeks with my first one and it was really hard to keep from being bored but I did find some things to help. I took up cross-stitching and did a lot of reading. As for your little ones you would do good to have a family member come stay with you and help out if possible if not your doctor might know some people who can help out. If you got to church you may be able to get help from there too. Good luck on your bed rest!posted 09/22/2007 by Rona&Tom
I feel so bad for you. I dont like to accept help from people, but I was put on bedrest at home with an 8 & 10 yr old, and I did not stay put so I ended up in the hospital for a month and missed Christmas with my family. Maybe you can play with the baby while laying down, keep them blocked to the room you are in, but you will need to get help. Even a teen ager or if you go to church they may help. I also had a preemie and that is a very scary thing. I am in the hospital now, 31 weeks pregnant. luckily my kids are older, but I have been reading, doing puzzels and using the computer. I have finally figured out how to solve a soduko puzzle. Please listen to your doctors, this too shall pass and your baby will benefit!!! Liz inNCposted 09/04/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
I am 34 weeks and the doctors put my on bed rest at 32 weeks because they were concerned about my blood pressure. I am going crazy at home and developed anxiety. I have a great husband and great family and friends, but I still am having a hard time adjusting. I know its the best thing for my baby, but its stressing me out. I cry for no reason and just feel really down. I miss teaching and just being able to be normal.posted 11/19/2009 by a BabyCenter Member
I am on bed rest. I am 30 wks. I went into premature labor last week & started to dilate. So here I am. I have a tv, lap top,books ect. But I still feel a little stir crazy. I have a 10 & 7 yr old. That are trying to help. It's a rough time of year to be on bed rest. I did get a second opinion. And I can only get up to go to the bathroom. Hope all goes well for you. Tammy- firstname.lastname@example.com 12/21/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
I'm 13 weeks and 3 days (only cuz it's past midnight!). I'm on bedrest for the second time. With my son I was on bedrest at 20 weeks due to preterm labor and just last week I started having contractions again...This is really hard for me being a full time nurse and a mother of 4. My 3yr old thinks I'm being lazy and sleeping all the time "up mommy up" he just doesn't understand. I try to watch tv and read books. I'm catching up on making the kids photo albums. I like to go online a lot to find stuff for the baby but it's hard when you don't know the gender. I feel bad for my husband, cleaning and going to the grocery store are a little out of his element, and not to mention no sex for the 23 weeks. But I'm hanging in there. Good luck to all you guys on bedrest it's really hard but nothings worse than watching your newborn suffer in the nicu on life support. I get to spend a lot of time with the kids playing yatzee and uno :). Jennposted 03/26/2009 by a BabyCenter Member
Hi, I was put on bedrest at 33 weeks and it was tough at first. Reading books, magazines, watching movies on the laptop and napping made the bedrest much easier and in fact went by quickly. Hang in there, ladies... it's completely worthwhile going on bedrest for the baby's sake. Once your beautiful baby is born you'll be thrilled and glad you stuck to your bedrest!posted 03/13/2006 by PSUHappyMama
I was put on bed rest at 27 weeks also. I am loosing my mind. I have been put in terbutaline and have had at least 5 er visits. find something that is interesting for u and your kids to do during the day. Play cards or a learning game. Make sure to not pick up your kid because I was told that can cause labor if your already high risk.posted 12/27/2007 by shaylee marie
Hello everybody! I am also on bedrest, but only as of last week. I was admitted into the hospital at 32 weeks with bleeding and contractions due to my placenta previa. Four days later, I was sent home with orders of getting up only to shower, go to the bathroom, and make something quick to eat. My husband and I struggled with your question - how to care for our three year old. We have opted to send her to daycare while I'm on bedrest, as that was her normal routine. However, I have much guilt with that decision. It sounds like a lot of you are trying to take care of your kids while on bed rest. I guess it depends on how strict your orders have been from your doctor. My doctor has implied that she might not be so strict with me a couple weeks down the road, and I am lucky enough to be as far along as I am. My thoughts and prayers are with you all - take care of yourselves and your growing babies and listen to your doctors. However, if anyone has any ideas or tips to caring for your other child(ren) while on bedrest, please let me know. I just don't want her to be bored or watching movies all day if we do decide to try a day or two at home.posted 02/16/2005 by shanna78
Hi Elaine! Do get a second opinion and find out exactly what limitations your dr wants you to follow. If your dr really limits you to bed, have your hubby set up a cooler with food and drinks by where you'll be resting thru the day. Preferbly on something off the ground so your not bending over or getting up to reach it. Be sure it is on something stable being you have littles ones around. Keep crafts,books and puzzles nearby to occupy yourself with. Keep some long handled tongs nearby to make reaching easier. For help with the little ones see if friends/family can take turns helping out. If that is not possible, check with your county social services, somes counties offer asst either financially or by offering a provider. Also check with your insurance company and see if they have any programs offered within your policy that provide you with assistance/or they may be able to direct you to somewhere you can get asst with hired help. If you or your hubby work for a union, contact them and see if they offer some kind of family emergency fund, so that you may be able to hire help at home. If you have a friend with teens, offer them pay for helping out, either after school or on weekends. You could also check with your local high school and see if there are any honor students looking for community services to perform for their college resumes...I don't know if it would count but it can't hurt to check into it. As for meals, have hubby or friends/family make cassoroles or bakes dishes in disposible foil trays and stock up on paper plates and cups. It makes clean up easy and will reduce stress on your hubby and you. Hubby could make a couple extra on his days off and freeze it for later in the week. As far as laundry goes, check with your local laundromats and use a wash and fold service, if your budget allows. In the meantime snuggle on the couch with your little ones and enjoy the kicks and tumbles in you belly. When all is done you'll be suprised how fast it went. I've been there, did it, done it, and about to do it again. I'm 25 weeks and already started to dilate,efface and have contractions. Wishing you and you family all the best!!!posted 12/20/2004 by brigitajenn
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This small play has an experimental feel. Not only is it a hypothetical view of historic conversations between theoretical physicists but the characters are revisiting their lives from the grave and repeating the main scene with different interpretations. As a piece of experimental theatre I am not convinced it is a great success but as an intelligent and well written historical perspective it is worth listening to, especially for someone like me who likes physics.
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Why am I talking about this? Well, Kalman filters have a knob that blends between how much you believe your model vs. how much you believe each new data point. If you tweak the knob all the way in one direction, you always trust the model and any new input just gets ignored. On the other extreme, you can ignore your current estimates about the state of the world, and only trust each new data point as it comes in. If you set the knob too far in that direction, the object you're trying to model jumps all over the place each time you see even a hint of new info.
Lots of people here are getting more stressed than they need to be--their knobs are turned a little too far toward worrying about the very last thing that happened: "Now my subpage is coming up higher than it should! Okay, now my index page is back and the SERPs look good. Gaaack! Now I'm showing well at DC but the subpage still shows up higher at FI! Too much pressure--I'm going to drink now, and start spamming every FFA I see tomorrow!" :)
If you look around, you'll notice not too many senior members posting here. They chime in every so often, but their knobs are twisted further in the other direction. They know that the index switchover takes a little time to settle, and they have the perspective not to get too worried about things right now, and in general.
I haven't posted much of my take lately, but if I could give advice, it would probably be: don't panic. Here's what I would expect. Probably about one data center per day will get switched to the Esmeralda index. You may see some improvements during the course of the switchover as ingredients get blended in as they're ready. I would expect another round of ingredient-adding after the index is switched over.
So: if you're really into Google-watching as a sport, I would check in once a day to see what data centers have been switched, and maybe to run 2-3 searches. Browse a little while, and then come back the next day. Find something fun to do at night besides poring over every last thing that GoogleGuy (or whoever) posts on WebmasterWorld. You'll feel better, I promise.
This is just my take. You're welcome to ignore it. But I mention it because during this index, I heard about a lot of good and bad searches from webmasters, and the more I dig, the more confident I am that things will turn out well.
Note: I am not making any promise/statement about the long-term ratio of index pages to subpages. ;) I'm just noted that several people, after waiting for a day or two, notice that things seem more normal or like what they expected.
As pardo said, if you grab a helicopter and get a broader view, you'll feel better and learn more than watching every bump or rise from grass-eye level. I still expect data centers to switch at a one-a-day rate, which is our typical switchover speed (Dominic took a few days longer, as some people recall. :)
[edited by: GoogleGuy at 3:51 pm (utc) on June 19, 2003]
I did checked the data centers and so far...
Not updated yet -> EX, IN, CW
Updated -> DC, FI, VA, SJ, AB, ZU
It's just probably my location is being served by the 'Not updated yet' data centers :(
[edited by: Net_Wizard at 4:25 pm (utc) on June 19, 2003]
Thanks for the reply.
One observation I have is that I am seeing more occurences of the index page missing on UK only searches.
For example, a site appears at no 25 in the SERPS for a search using "the web" option for a particular term, this is the highest ranked UK site, so you would expect it to be high on UK only SERPS, however, it is not - "contact us" page comes up higher in SERPS.
Is it likely that regional searches will be more skewed than straight searches on the entire web at the moment?
I am just concerned there may be some other underlying problem here?
Hmm... it appears that the sky isn't falling... ours seems to be making a comeback...
I am firmly entrenched at #1 and have been for over 2 years for one keyword phrase with a site that has been online since 1999. But since February of this year, for a second kw phrase, the same site has been a yo-yo from #8 to #17. Not a big spread, I'll admit, but page 1 vs page 2 nonetheless. For a 3rd keyword phrase I have dropped from #1 to #7.
Now before I get flamed for complaining about these results, my post is a lament only about the fact that I cant figure out why the same site doesnt budge in one serp and is a fricking yo-yo for others.
I understand that Google only reports backlinks that are PR4 or greater.
But if I do a search on 'keyword', Google reports two numbers. First, it says there are 'about YY backlinks'. On examination, they don't all display, and perhaps only XX might actually be shown.
How do I interpret this:
a. There are YY total backlinks, but XX are PR4 or greater? b. There are YY backlinks of PR4 or greater, but only XX are unique enough to display. c. Something else?
This has confused me for a while, and I appreciate any help.
On another note, a new site that had been in and out of the index, is now on fewer of the data centers today than it was yesterday(though it remains in the -fi data center). Seems odd to me.
At least that would stop some from checking all nine data centers all the time...
P.S., there's no lake near me...I know, I know...
What is the query to check if its in?
I'm in the same boat. I was rockin' last night on -fi and today my results all dropped. I've got to remember to look at the big picture......right? Lump starts to form in throat. Don't worry, I'm taking this all with a grain of salt.
It would be alot easier for website designers to say in this forum, "My H1 is highlighted on the cache version. Its of color #ffffff on background #ffff0f. Is this a problem"
or, "Some of my links are highlighted, why" with an answer being "Click them to check they direct to the correct URL"
Would this be easy to apply?
ps. Why cant I start a New Thread?
Thanks, GoldenRanker
Notice the same. This update is pretty fast and I like it so much! :) I think everything will be completed in Saturday.
> Is the new index jumping in and out of the main www database?
It is normal. That's how Google distribute searches to its 9 datacenters.
The partially cooked new index is already on the main www database.
Depending upon traffic load and where you are, when you punch in www.google.com you will get one of the 9 Data centers that people are talking about.
Someone mentioned one of the CD's may not be live...but I haven't paid too much attention.
Be patient guys. Everything will be back to normal again. Until then bite the bullet.
My index page, which has been #1 for its kw's since the site was first found by Google, including in the early Esmeralda serps, is now #4 with my "Who we are" info page in first place. I''m still #1, so alright I guess, but there is no way that page should be #1 with the index #4. I thought I'd been spared from the dropping index page business reported here by so many. Guess not.
Added: Actually, it's my main page in 4th place now, the index page is gone. What a joke.
[edited by: Stefan at 9:01 pm (utc) on June 19, 2003]
Stats are telling me the same. Looks great. Fix the index issue & a fresh DMOZ dump & I see a work of art this time.
G, if I'm gonna go up and down like this I wish I could find out why!
What is up with that?
remember that Google doesn't care much about whether you make money or not, nor should they...what they care about is getting their SERP's to be of a high quality. You may have more success with responses if you focus on the quality of the SERP's. ;-)
If Google can't figure out which of the 3 is the right one, then it's pretty feeble. The index has 24 backlinks listed, (good ones, mind you), most with the right text in the anchor, the index without www has one backlink. The directory with the? in the URL should be easy to understand and rank accordingly. ATW, Ink, AV, and Overture all still have the index #1 for the same kw search. It's not my page that's out of step, it's Google.


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I really need a woodworking bench to use for assembling Ana's plans. The garage floor is not working out and I have nothing to clamp to. I also do not have room for anything large, so when Ana published her sewing table plans, I was excited about the possibility of using it for woodworking. Anyone with experience think that this would work? Is the plan heavy duty enough for woodworking?
Sewing table plan--double as a woodworking bench?
I don't know, but for me I think it would be too 'flimsy'..I don't want a surface that can fold down, when I'm really putting pressure/weight on it like I could when building, versus sewing.
Someone recently made the kitchen island into a workbench, have you checked that out? I think I'm headed that route myself, slightly modified - you can get old countertops a lot of times on craigslist, so I think I'll top mine with one of those.
To make it safe for tools and clamps, if you made the legs bigger - 2x4... If you used a positive locking mechanism instead of gravity on the legs and top to hold them in place ... If you made the top thicker.
you might as well get a portable workbench and save the time and effort.
I would recomment getting a pair of folding sawhorses and a piece of 3/4 inch plywood to make the topper:
Or a folding workbench: https://www.hardwareworld.com/Folding-Workbench-pIRUAKQ.aspx
Check Craigslist and thrift stores first, and garage sales.
I'm staining doors right now, using two 1x10s laid across two workbenches. Somehow, somewhere I have accumulated several sets of sawhorses of various sizes and they are usually in use holding something - even as a potting bench.
Thank you both for your help. I thought it might not be heavy duty enough and I appreciate some insight from people who have done this before. I really appreciate the links and ideas as well--I did not think there would be such affordable solutions out there. I will definitely check out the used options first--if I'm not successful I will be putting something on my Christmas list to solve the problem.
I can see how the versatility of the sawhorses would be a benefit in our house as well!
We were one of the ones that made the kitchen island for our workbench. I just thought I would weigh in to say it has been a great workspace solution for us! We are also space challenged and it fits right along the wall of our regular sized garage and we park both my large SUV and my husband's car in there next to it with room to spare. We put it on 2 in. locking casters so we could easily move it around as space permits.
We also made saw horses out of pallet wood as one of our first projects and those have been invaluable. We stack them on top of each other when not in use and leave them against the wall as well. The sawhorses only cost the price of screws and I believe the island only set us back about $75-$85 (with casters and drawer slides and the actual price of lumber used, we still have a lot of very usable MDF and OSB left so our upfront costs were a bit higher, the sheet of MDF itself was $33). The island is amazingly sturdy and we can store everything we use for our projects right on the bottom shelf and in the drawers which actually FREED UP space in our garage and made working really convenient.
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Danielle--great looking workbench on your blog!! I would love to have the compound miter saw always available like you've got. Right now it's in a large cabinet--one of a few my husband built. While they are fantastic to stash stuff away, they occupy all the space we've got for a workbench I went out and bought a cheap, folding workbench that was similar to what Tsu Dho Nimh suggested. I found it for $18 at Big Lots--I think it will work for having something to clamp to and using the Kreg Jig. After my next project I will post how well it performs, if anyone is following this and wants to know...can't get much more inexpensive than that.
I like the idea of making the sawhorses from pallets. That might make it to the top of my list of projects because I think they would get a lot of use.
Thanks for the ideas!
My husband recently build a workbench almost exactly like the sewing table plans. His is a bit bigger and he used 2x4s and 3/4" plywood for the top. The fold downs were hinged using piano hinges for extra support and he uses 2" dowels for the legs that are removable for when he wants to fold it up and put it away. It works great! He has used it with his vise, table saw, miter saw, etc without problems and loves that it is compact so that it doesn't take much space when not in use. Hope that helps.
Thanks Trysh! Since the calendar has been creeping toward spring, we have been talking about cleaning out some of the garage to set up a spot for projects. Even though we might get more area, I still think we'll need a workbench that tucks away. I think beefing up the plan with some heavier duty wood may be the way to go so thanks for letting me know!
I said in my earlier post that I would check back in about the fold away workbench from Big Lots for $18. It works well for having something to clamp to, and it is nice that the two sides split apart for easier clamping on some parts of projects. In short, it was worth spending the $18 on. But I do need something with a larger, flatter surface at times, so I'm looking forward to having an actual workbench in the future to accompany the portable one.


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I don't know what to expect from the new Dragon ball movie. A part of me doesn't see what all the hype is about, after all aren't we in for the same old ride? A new villain approaches earth, the Z warriors train for a couple of years only to get their behinds handed to them while holding the enemy off long enough for Goku to arrive on the scene and take him down, with a new SSJ of course. I don't get what otaku, especially DBZ fans are all so hyped about. Another part of me will admit to possessing some excitement over the prospect of watching this movie. After all, its dragon ball, and at the very least, it will be an entertaining action packed few hours.
I have heard the news, that Akira intends to push out 11 more movies, primarily focusing on the other 11 gods, each of which is more menacing and more powerful than Bils. I don't really care about that; i expect that they, like the most recent movie, will be entertaining. What i have a problem with is the news that Akira intends to write and produce another 200 episode dragon ball series. All i can say is,
I will not rant on about how bad and possibly unnecessary that decision is. Rather i will get down to the point, three reasons why i think, if he really does produce it, this new soon to be series of dragon ball will not be successful.
1. Akira Toriyama:>
I will not deny that the man has some creative skill, i am not denying that he will be able to churn out 200 more episodes of dragon ball; what i am doubting is his ability to churn out 200 episodes of dragon ball that will be on par with modern anime and manga. I do not know whether Akira has caught up with the modern age age of anime. Mindless battles and endless power ups were all good back in the day, but the level of sophistication that (most) anime require to achieve success is quite high, at least higher than DBZ/GT has ever achieved. We are living in a day where anime must possess deep plots and complex characters to achieve success. And DBZ was anything but story oriented. I do not think that Akira has adapted to the change that has occurred in anime; that might sound like an insult to him but i believe it none the less.
A look at all the recent DBZ movies that came before the recent one prove this fact, that even after so many years since DBZ/GT ended, Akira is still following the same old concepts with movies released and written as late as 2005. Akira will have to evolve to create a new series in DBZ that will capture the minds of all those otaku, the majority of which do not understand the idea behind watching a show as mindless as DBZ. I don't believe Akira, however good a story teller he is, can adapt to new trends in anime.
2. No More Story:>
I love 24. it is one of my all time favorite shows. I only jumped on the band wagon as the series entered its fifth Season and i followed it through out its run. I dropped in and out at some point as the plots got a little…strange, but i jumped right back into it during its season 6 run, fully enjoyed the new direction is went in season 7 and absolutely loved its finale in season 8. I wanted more 24, but it came to an end.
Not because it was canceled, not because of ratings or a dwindling fan base. 24 wasn't forced to come to an end. It had to come to an end. And that was because 24 and [the awesome] jack Bauer had ran their course. The show had been thrown down every single path and alleyway it could take story wise while staying within the boundaries of the original concept and after 8 seasons, there was no more. The story had reached its apex and there was simply no more road. Sure they could have forced it to continue but that would have absolutely ruined it, the way so many other shows have been ruined over time by being forced to continue beyond their logical run.
What does that have to do with DBZ? Well, it is in the same boat. I believe it has ran is course and Akira has thrown every single absurd idea that could still work out into the world and that's it. I loved Dragon ball and that's saying something, because i only watched it two years ago. That shows the quality of a series, that i can watch it, for the very first time, decades after it ended and it is just a good (and hilarious). DBZ was…i will tentatively say great. But no one can deny the fact that it was no where near as good as dragon ball. Akira came to the end of dragon ball and morphed it into something different. He pushed it beyond where it could go and began down a new road with DBZ. But with DBZ i believed he exhausted every plot he could while staying within reason. HE squeezed all the juice out of the lemon, which is why it began to get a little absurd near the end. None the less it was impressive that he could push it so far. But it is over.
Dragon ball GT is an example of what happens when Akira doesn't want to believe the lemon is out of juice and then tries to consume the shell as well. I will not say that GT sucked because technically i didn't watch it. I went as far as 7 episodes in and felt…dismayed. I would have given in there and then, but i was that determined to catch a glimpse of the SSJ4 transformation that i had heard so much about; so i skipped a few dozen episodes ahead, knowing that this being dragon ball, it wouldn't be hard to catch up. i tried another 7-12 episodes and…it was…unfortunate viewing.
But i will not say it sucked because i didn't actually watch it, just simply chose to give up on seeing SSJ4. None the less Akira tried to push DBZ beyond its expiry date and he failed. Same goes for this new series of his. What exactly is he going to do that will be new? How will he wow or surprise us? There is no more story left to tell and everything he does will simply be a shell of DBZ, a shell worse than even GT.
3. Change:>
let us say i am wrong about the first two points, that Akira can adapt enough of new anime concepts to inject some sophistication story and plot wise into dragon ball and he can actually generate some new material for the show. It still won't work.
Because to do any of that, he will have to go in a completely new direction. The result will be something that will barely look like dragon ball, barely act like dragon ball, and will definitely not be dragon ball. It will be a new show. die hard fans that have followed dragon ball all this time and would even suffer through the new series only because it is the same old dragon ball of their childhood, the dragon ball that, to them, did things just right, will drop off because it will no longer be dragon ball. I doubt Akira will be able to adapt to new concepts enough to make that drastic a change, so the result will still bare enough traces of dragon ball, enough to repel new fans.
So i have made it clear that i don't think this new dragon ball series will work. But in the case that Akira is really interested in making his new project a success then there are three particular points that i think he would have to change to make this happen:
1. The Dragon balls-
These objects are too powerful, they are basically a master key to the universe and all its powers. They are simply too powerful and are too easy a solution to anything and everything that they might come across, that most if not all threats become pointless. There was a time when the
introduction of a villain that could destroy the world meant so0mething, when it brought an exciting charge into the story and changed all the stakes on the table. That no longer matters; be it Frieza, cell or even Bils himself, it does matter how much destructive power they have so long as Goku has a device that can undo anything and everything negative that might occur from a battle, be it the destruction of the world or the death of a character.
Akira needs to eliminate these objects if he is to once more raise the stakes of a battle. We need to know that when Goku enters the battle field to fend of an enemy, there are some permanent, non erasable stakes in play, consequences that might permanently devastate the world if he were to lose. I don't see an acceptable series coming out of Akira with the dragon balls still operational. I know it is called dragon ball, but none the less, they are too powerful.
2. Death-
What is the point of executing a poignant death scene if the character is only going to return to life when earth is threatened. There was a point in DBZ where it became quite clear that Goku was earth's mightiest hero and its only hope against evil. When he perished, it became a question of how our heroes would defend earth without their most powerful gun, and that added some excitement to the story while also raising the stakes. Then Goku began returning from heaven regularly to aid his son and friends in the battle against evil and it began to get tiring. An anime needs the finality of death to enhance the level of threat introduced by a powerful foe. If Akira wants to have even a modicum of success he will have to make any and all death final.
There was a point in DBZ where that seemed to be the case, but that as before the team began discovering and acquiring different types of dragon balls that could break the rules that Akira had already set up earlier on, which by the way instilled some logic to the series, at the time anyway. Akira needs to get serious with death, otherwise why should we care how strong an enemy is.
3. Power levels-
really, Akira's biggest failure is the mess he created with his whacky power levels. He needs to destroy the entire structure of power he created and begin anew. The way DBZ worked, the reason it was so mindless, was because Akira structured it in a way that it was always too easy for him to write himself into a corner. And in writing himself out of that hole, he would only begin down a path to an even bigger hole. Basically to defeat an enemy, Goku would have to achieve a new power level. But this power level, while more than capable of defeating the enemy, would be so powerful by the end of saga that Akira would be left with the problem of creating an even more powerful enemy to challenge Goku in the next saga, which i believe he achieved by sacrificing story.
The problem of course is that in the next saga, the enemy wouldn't just be more powerful; rather Akira would make him so powerful that now even Goku can't compete. So Akira simply repeats the cycle, with Goku continuously powering up to achieve a new power level until there is simply no enemy left to challenge him, or their shouldn't be. But that would mean ending the series, so Akira goes into absurd areas and invents really weird plots like turning Goku into a child. But really you can see where that cycle will end. By the end, the only enemies capable of challenging Goku (logically at least) would be universe busting level opponents, and of course when he finally achieves even that new power level, there will literally be no where left for him to go, no enemy left to fight. But of course Akira can create even more absurd enemies to fight, maybe entire universes coming to life or…you get where i am going with this.
If Akira watched modern anime, he will know that when a shonen hero is faced with a challenging foe, he should use every ability and strategy in his arsenal to overcome the overwhelming odds. Goku can't keep leveling up each time he comes up against a tough enemy. it's ridiculous and gets me thinking that that is all he can do, find another SSJ level whenever things get tough. I thought DBZ was a martial arts series, which means it should try and focus more on the martial arts and less on the power.
4. Characters-
Really, it is infuriating just how Akira will misuse or ignore most of his characters. I tried to pause and count the exact number of arcs in DBZ during which Krillin, Yamcha, Tien and the rest would train for a considerable amount of time to face an opponen
t only to get
destroyed easily, while waiting for Goku to show up and save the day. Akira needs to use all his characters equally, or as much as is possible, and see to it that he utilizes them at least half as much as goku. He simply ignores there development. Someone might say that the likes of krillin ad Tien clearly get considerable amounts of screen time and thus are more than utilized. To that i would say, yes they are utilized, but they don't matter. To give an element in anime screen time yet it doesn't matter in the long run is what i call filler. Krillin, tien, yamcha and Chaoutzu were basically filler characters for most of DBZ. Why show us all that training only for it to mean absolutely nothing? And that happens over and over again. They always train, then show off by sparring with Piccolo, which is Akira's way of showing us just how strong they have become because he knows they won't do a thing against the actual threat.
I was actually quite appalled when DBZ reached a point when even Piccollo, PICCOLO OF ALL PEAOPLE, pretty much stopped mattering in the overall picture. Dragon ball managed to balance goku and Krillin's progress. I get it that some of these human characters can't be as powerful as a saiyan, but they need to be a little higher up than Akira places them. If he doesn't make his new series basically a Goku show, then i might have hope for it. Otherwise, i won't be spending another 200 episodes watching Goku spends five episodes returning from his training while the OTHERS keep the bad guy busy, trying to not all die off till he arrives.
I mentioned this above. Akira needs to add a little more martial arts into the series, make it less about absurd power levels and more about skill and
technique, again another plus for dragon ball over dragon ball z.
Overall, i don't think this new series would work and should be made. if it must be made, it better be anime only, or at least anime first and manga later. If Akira is writing for an anime, then we won't have filler, or dragging episodes. I still remember the Goku Vs Frieza fight, where Frieza tells Goku that has destroyed the core of Namek and that the planet will blow up in five minutes. 7 episodes later and we were still within those five minutes. it was stupidly infuriating.
Conclusion: Yes to more DBZ movies, NO to a new series.
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In the late Spring there are two magnificent Brooms come into flower in the shrubbery and I love their colours, so different from the native yellow versions which flower around this area. An all-round success story as they are much loved by the Bees too.
Thanks to one and all for calling in tho view this and past images. All greatly appreciated. Sorry if I've been leaving a lot of just clicks but I am very busy in the garden trying to get things sorted before winter.
Update: A huge "Thank You" to Lynne (LynneJoyce) for the 2 variations she has produced for me. As I rarely remember to click on "Mods" she forwarded these by email. They are versions 2 & 3. Felt sure you'd want to see them as they are gorgeous! I do have a favourite, after some consideration. Wonder which is yours?
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Camera: | Panasonic Lumix GF3 |
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Date Taken: | 12 Jun 2012 - 7:35 AM |
Focal Length: | 42mm |
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Aperture: | f/5.6 |
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Title: | Broom's on Fire! |
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Super image Ann, fabulous colours and excellent detail, great composition too
Ann for sure one of your very best floral images a pleasure to view
This is nice crisp capture so well worth a vote. I think there is another, possibly better image in here with a little tweaking. I couldn't resist trying but as you haven't enabled mods I can't post it, but if you want to see my idea for it just message me with your e-mail address and I'll send it then delete your e-mail address immediately to protect your privacy.
So beautiful,superb presentation on V2 V3 love them..Lin
V2 for me because it seems to be growing in the right direction. I assume one of Lynne's? Wow!
I just had to buy one of these, the flowering was short-lived, but glorious, its first year though.
Lynne really is something with her presentations, isn't she?? Of the two, the first one (V2) works better for me hands down.
Of these 3, yours is my favourite.
These are some really beautiful flowers, Ann. Look at those colours! A fiery sunset in florality. And look at all those little red hearts above. It's like a Valentine's Day bloom Sorry...broom!
Lovely image that looks all the better for the PS work you have done in V" and V£ well done
A very stunning broom!
I bet it smells as nicely as it looks!
Such beautiful, rich colours and so well captured Ann. Lovely detail.
Three fabulous floral images, the colours are simply glorious and so vibrant and eyecatching.
Amazing trio, can't chose one to be my favourite, they are all beautiful.
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Radisson Blu Hotel Cologne
4.5 StarsMesse Kreisel 3 Cologne DE-50679
Located in the Deutz district, this hotel is in the heart of the Cathedral City and near the Cologne Arena and Kolnmesse. The hotel is just a short walk from the city centre and the InterCity Express Koln-Deutz Train Station.
Spacious and fully equipped with all standard amenities, the rooms at the hotel are designed to be elegant as well as comfortable.
Radisson Blu Hotel in Cologne has an onsite Paparazzi Restaurant that offers Italian and Milanese cuisines. The Paparazzi Lounge Bar invites you to enjoy cocktails from around the world and various freshly prepared Italian coffees.
The hotel offers a Vitarium, which has been designed to help guests unwind at the end of a long and demanding day. The guest can also make use of the spa and solarium to simply relax and be at ease. The conference rooms and its outstanding facilities ensure a perfect environment for your meetings.
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- 2 km to the City Centre
- 15 km to the Airport (Cologne)
- 45 km to the Airport (Dusseldorf)
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Radisson Blu Hotel Cologne Guest Reviews (21)
Hotel is very well located for the Koelnmesse fairs. Staff were very helpful, and rooms clean and tidy. Would recommend thsi hotel to any fair attendees.
GRS Traveller wrote on September 6, 2012
Excellent location for the Franfurt Messe. 30 minute stroll from the center. Well designed Hotel, chic and friendly.
Anonymous wrote on January 28, 2011
perfect hotel, kind people and perfect location near the cologne exhibition...
vladimir vlcek wrote on January 27, 2010
My stay at Raddison Blu in cologne was very nice. We enjoyed the stay and the hotel is walkable distance from Koln Messe Dutze station. It has a metro station in front of the hotel. The only complaint was the room did not offer breakfast as complementary and 23 Euro for breakfast was a bit expensive!
Ashraf Thayyil wrote on November 26, 2009
Overall Very Good
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5 out of 5
Hotel is very well located for the Koelnmesse fairs. Staff were very helpful, and rooms clean and tidy. Would recommend thsi hotel to any fair attendees. Review by: GRS TravellerDate stayed September 6, 2012 |
4.8 out of 5
Excellent location for the Franfurt Messe. 30 minute stroll from the center. Well designed Hotel, chic and friendly. Review by: AnonymousDate stayed January 28, 2011 |
4.6 out of 5
perfect hotel, kind people and perfect location near the cologne exhibition... Review by: vladimir vlcekDate stayed January 27, 2010 |
4.2 out of 5
My stay at Raddison Blu in cologne was very nice. We enjoyed the stay and the hotel is walkable distance from Koln Messe Dutze station. It has a metro station in front of the hotel. The only complaint was the room did not offer breakfast as complementary and 23 Euro for breakfast was a bit expensive! Review by: Ashraf ThayyilDate stayed November 26, 2009 |
4.2 out of 5
Overall Very Good Review by: AnonymousDate stayed November 6, 2009 |
4.6 out of 5
We had a great stay at the Radisson hotel in Cologne. The food was amazing and the service was outstanding! Review by: AnonymousDate stayed July 14, 2008 |
4.6 out of 5
Architecturally pleasing with good facilities and a great breakfast-bar and general service is efficient and the general ambience and comfort is reccommended-close to connecting 'tram' to the centre of Cologne, and near the Conference Centre. Good value for money. Review by: Mr. William KENTDate stayed August 19, 2007 |
5 out of 5
This is a top, trendy hotel with excellent facilities and is highly recommended particularly when visiting a Cologne Trade Fair (Koeln Messe - just across the road). The easy access to the trade fair grounds, train and tram is unsurpassed for busy business travellers. Buffet breakfast is a great start to the day! Review by: Ingrid GollanDate stayed December 16, 2005 |
4.6 out of 5
Fantastic hotel with great staff.....nothing was too much trouble and they were so friendly. We were on the 6th floor and had a roof terrace which was an added bonus. Definitely will be staying again. Review by: AnonymousDate stayed September 7, 2005 |
5 out of 5
Overall we thought the hotel was excellent with very friendly staff and we hope to return next year. Review by: Mark Lambert Marissa WardDate stayed August 18, 2005 |
4.8 out of 5
First rate hotel in every way. Room, staff, food all perfect. How ALL hotels should be. Review by: mark patersonDate stayed June 27, 2005 |
3.6 out of 5
The room was perfect, as well as the restaurant and bar. Review by: Rob PlukkerDate stayed June 9, 2005 |
4.8 out of 5
Fantastic up to the minute hotel,great buffet breakfast and convenient tram stop opposite.Ultra-clean rooms, friendly reception staff,all round nice hotel. Review by: CLARE LODGEDate stayed June 8, 2005 |
4.6 out of 5
A first class hotel with staff who happily provided umbrellas and power adaptors for us on request. Although a little way out of Cologne city centre excellent public transport facilities from just outside the hotel got you into central Cologne within minutes. As other contributors have noted an extensive buffet breakfast is provided which sets you up for the day. I would definitely use this hotel again if returning to the Cologne area. Review by: Thomas ChandlerDate stayed May 17, 2005 |
4 out of 5
I was very comfortable at the hotel. Good restaurant and service. Good breakfast and very clean hotel. Review by: AnonymousDate stayed April 28, 2005 |
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Spiritual Guidance: Playing catch up with shadow priests {WoW}
Jan 13th 2010 3:00PM Very nice! Only problem I have is with the trinkets. The nevermelting ice crystal dosent work for our DoTs (pretty sure) but is still is nice to have for our MBs and MFs. And the other trinket for new 80s would be the one you buy with triumph, cant think of the name but on use adds like 700 haste. Its nice for opening up or with a BL or something.
Breakfast Topic: Celebrated Mechanics {WoW}
Jan 1st 2010 1:18PM MC... BRD platform duals.... :D!
Ghostcrawler and the "hybrid tax" {WoW}
Oct 27th 2009 5:16PM I understand completely what you mean, and i agree.
But just because were hybrids dosent mean we should be killed in the dps chart either.
Well i play a Spriest so i guess this article really hit home for me.
But were getting some nice buffs im looking forward to :)... and i think there well needed buffs
I think the best way to compare a hybrid would to put it side by side against a 2nd hybrid
spriest vs boomkin..... exactly
Breakfast Topic: Loving the class you hate {WoW}
Aug 11th 2009 9:22AM my main is a shadow priest and i love her
As of priest i hate DKs and Pallys for mostly PvP reasons
but they seem to always take my role with out DPSing or out healing
i rolled a pally beacuse my guild was in need of a tank
and id hate to say it but damn i love my pally
from lvling a clothy i had to pick them off one by one
with my pally i just run into a group of 6 and kill them no problem
Patch 3.2 PTR Patch Notes updated {WoW}
Jun 30th 2009 1:19PM Im kinda excited for the mount changes
makes the big quest of getting FPs so much faster
I wish they wouldve nefed the 5k gold for flying... im to lazy to farm and money burns a hole in my pocket
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Five no-cost phone clients for Linux
Looking for a softphone? We compare five Linux-ready VoIP clients.
If you have read the introduction to VoIP earlier in this issue, you will be familiar with the Ekiga VoIP client, which comes with the Gnome desktop. Several other softphones also inhabit the desktops of Linux users. In this article, I consider the leading candidates in a head-to-head comparison: Ekiga, KPhone SI, Linphone, Skype, and Twinkle. All of these programs share support or Internet telephony and availability at no cost. All of them, apart from the pro-
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Tea party favorite Greg Brannon officially entered the U.S. Senate race this week, even as his campaign faces scrutiny about its viability after a series of missteps.
Brannon quietly filed his candidacy papers on Wednesday, a day after a civil jury declared that he misled two investors in a technology company he helped launch.
The verdict may carry a political cost, experts say, raising questions about Brannons integrity just as he seeks to emerge from a crowded field of GOP primary challengers that includes House Speaker Thom Tillis.
I think its a pretty tough blow for Brannon. Hes been trying to get a little traction and trying to become the credible alternative to Tillis, and this sort of knocks his knees out from under him, said Carter Wrenn, a prominent Republican consultant.
This isnt a political attack, he added. Its a jury verdict.
Democratic consultant Gary Pearce put a finer point on it: Two words: Its fatal.
A jury found him guilty of misleading investors, Pearce said. How can he convince voters to trust him? The negative ad writes itself.
The verdict isnt the only early trouble for the Brannon campaign. On the same day, he faced questions about an unpaid property tax bill that he quickly settled. And earlier in the campaign, Brannon admitted that he had reviewed passages on his campaign website that plagiarized from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
I think anytime a candidate in a crowded primary has something emerge that is distracting, or perhaps causes undecided voters to look elsewhere, that is always going to be problematic, said Joe Stewart, the executive director at the business-based N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation, which analyzes campaigns.
Plan to see this thing through
Brannon intends to appeal the lawsuit, saying he was treated unfairly. His campaign manager, Reilly ONeal, disputed the notion that the unflattering attention would hurt his chances.
I think there are a lot of people that would love to see Greg out of the race, ONeal said Thursday. We are very optimistic and plan to see this thing through.
Brannon, a Cary obstetrician, is one of five candidates competing for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan. The race is one of the marquee contests in the nation.
Other candidates on the ballot: Charlotte pastor Mark Harris, former Shelby Mayor Ted Alexander and Wilkesboro nurse Heather Grant.
Ahead of the May 6 primary, the race remains unsettled, said Michael Bitzer, a Catawba College political expert. The question comes: Do any of the other candidates, especially Harris or Grant, capitalize on it in some way, he said.
The other candidates in the race either declined to discuss the verdicts affect on the race or did not return calls seeking comment.
All four Brannon, Harris, Alexander and Grant are seeking tea party support and vying to represent the alternative to Tillis, who remains ahead of the pack with leads in early polls, the most campaign cash and support from key national GOP figures.
I think the big winner in all this is Tillis, said Marc Rotterman, a Republican media strategist, of Brannons setbacks. It doesnt seem to me that anybody else is mounting much of a real campaign thats capable of winning a statewide race.
Supporters not backing down
Before the prolonged civil trial highlighted his failed business venture, Brannons stock was rising. Paul, a leading conservative figure, endorsed his campaign and he recently added the support of FreedomWorks, a national tea party organization. He is opening campaign offices for volunteers across the state, and talk show host Glenn Beck gave him rave reviews this week.
Brannon was trying to raise $150,000 by Monday for a small TV ad buy but the effort stalled in recent days at $100,000.
The headlines are not deterring Brannons most devoted supporters. Dee Sams, a tea party leader in Franklin County who hosted a Brannon fundraiser, said she is fielding calls about the legal case from like-minded conservatives, but so far no one is willing to consider another candidate.
This is not the best thing in the world, but we all still support him, she said.
Vallee Bubak, a founder of Lake Norman Conservatives, said many people are skeptical about the verdict, suggesting if anything, weve doubled down and want to support him more.
If we felt he did something wrong, maybe we would look to Harris, she said. But we havent lost anyone; weve gained support.
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text: The number one show for persons 18 to 49 is getting a spin off! The Walking Dead is adding a new element complete with a new location, new characters, more action. This is great news for fans. AMC announced the the first season of the spin off will happen in 2014 although there is a rumour of web-episodes to se up the action. The search begins for cast and location and most likely will not involve any southern locations. The same team producing the Walking Dead will oversee the new program.


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Demolition crews are razing the Hunstville stadium this week, where "The Wildest Show Behind Bars" took place for 35 years. The place may be gone, but its legacy will never be forgotten.
January 13, 2012 | by Sonia Smith
Wade Steffen, a champion steer wrestler, was arrested after TSA officials found $337,000 and photos of rhino horns in his carry-on luggage at the Los Angeles airport.
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A selection of our favorite bird-related stories from around the state.
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Memorial Hermann hospital gave the Twitterverse a play-by-play account of how to perform brain surgery.
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Top Of The Line
A convertible gets a makeover
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Stop Leaks!
A common sense approach to ending engine leaks once and for all
It's those pesky oil, antifreeze, and transmission fluid spots on the garage floor that get us thinking about what to do about classic car engine and driveline leaks.... more
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Historic Corvette Unveiled
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Atul Gawande's new book on the aging and the dying process inspires this column on turning bearing witness to our own instincts and doing things a different way.
A reminder to pop up your head and look up at a scenic overview one races right by, a centering reflection on Ramadan that doesn't focus on fasting, and a popular post calling for an Interdependence Day.
What is the value of retreating? A life-long retreat-goer thinks about the value of solitude, togetherness, seeking, and the sacredness of close human relationships.
In this final installment of a four-part meditation on the interior emptiness of the East Antarctic ice cap, the author and explore reflects on the impossibility of intimacy in the presence of impermanence.
In this third essay from a four-part meditation on the interior emptiness of the East Antarctic ice cap, the author and explorer navigates the inner life, an elusive and meandering journey, as he contemplates the solipsistic continent.
The second of a four-part meditation on the interior emptiness of the East Antarctic ice cap. In "Absence," a reflection on how emptiness feeds a strange beauty, an oblivion of white.
The first of a four-part meditation on the interior emptiness of the East Antarctic ice cap. In "Arrival, the author explores the dance between ice and idea, wondering how the ice cap "challenges our notions of place and self."
A photo essay contemplating the Celtic concept of thin places, spaces where the veil between visible and invisible worlds are lifted — all from a quiet lake nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee.
The Zen master demonstrates the mindful art of calligraphy, and how it's a practice of meditation.
A sneak preview of our upcoming show with Sounds True founder Tami Simon. Enjoy and share your favorites.
On this Mother's Day, in some odd way, I can think of no more fitting tribute than to listen to Ms. Boorstein reciting these lovely lines from Pablo Neruda.
You don't have to spend months in meditation, says Eckhart Tolle, to gain insights that could change your life, even your health.
Bedridden with an incurable illness, writer Paul Martin on navigating paths of pain and difficulty, and the depth and mystery of joy.
An intimate video portrait of an artist who creates daily ritual by creating simple drawings with tea and ink.
For Seane Corn, yoga is much more than a practice in flexibility. It's a way of applying spiritual lessons to real-world problems and personal issues. One way she channels her energy and love is through a practice she calls "body prayer," as she shares in this video from Yoga from the Heart.
She shared this perspective about "body prayer" with Krista Tippett in our show, "Yoga, Meditation in Action":
"I trust that if I do my yoga practice, I'm going to get stronger and more flexible. If I stay in alignment, if I don't push, if I don't force, then my body will organically open in time. I know that if I breathe deeply, I'll oxygenate my body. It has an influence on my nervous system. These things are fixed and I know to be true.
"The self doubt is crippling." (photo: Meredith Farmer/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
The Pushcart-nominated poet Yahia Lababidi wrote us this lovely note: "I'm a big admirer of your noble mandate and the fine work that you do. Kindly find two poems below from my new collection: Fever Dreams."
Here's the first of those two poems from the Egyptian writer, "Learning to Pray" — a lovely meditation on living life charitably and with intention:
A humorous view of the teaching moment that can happen in your car, and how GPS can illustrate Buddhist principles.